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Chagrin River

What the sources say

“The Chagrin is a popular sport fishing river and is particularly favorable for anglers targeting steelhead.”

ODNR Office of Coastal Management, public access guide: Lake County, Chagrin and Grand · ODNR Coastal (PDF)

USGS gauge

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Conditions log: past reports naming the Chagrin River, next to this gauge’s flow on each report’s date.

Stocking

Steelhead stocked each year, and ODNR’s target in the last column (ODNR table, PDF)
Water202120222023202420252026 Target
Chagrin River92,22193,16994,45080,53080,00380,000
Headings and numbers exactly as ODNR prints them: Water Area/Location 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Target, Chagrin River 92,221 93,169 94,450 80,530 80,003 80,000. The last column is a target, not a count.

Where ODNR’s map marks fishing

ODNR, Chagrin River Steelhead Trout Fishing Map (PDF) labels these places. It is an older map, so treat it as a starting point and confirm access with the park district before you go:

Rules

Selected Ohio fishing-law provisions are quoted on the rules page, with links to the full code sections and license exceptions.

In Ohio, you can only gain access to streams flowing on public property. If you are on private property, including land that streams flow over, you must have landowner permission. (ODNR map (PDF))